Fun With Email: “Ribbons For The Santa Fe Event”

It seems that my personal Gmail account is easily confused with a woman named Cindy’s Gmail account. From time to time I get emails from a group of ranchers, horse enthusiasts or something of the like which are intended for Cindy but reach my inbox instead. I have been ignoring them for months but decided to reply to one recently just to have some fun.

In this one, a gentleman named Tommy is trying to get some ribbons for a horse event in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tommy plays himself, while I assume the role of “Cindy”:

From: TOMMY

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:07:58 +0000

To: Cindy

Subject: Ribbons for Santa Fe

Cindy,
I’ll need ribbons for the Santa Fe Event. I’ll only want 1st thru 4th places. With All Around & reserve Champions for each division.
Do you know how much I should budget for them?
Thanks,
Tom

Tommy, if you’re not going to be specific I can’t help you out. There’s no need to be angry with me.

From: TOMMY

Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:27:01 +0000

To: Cindy

Subject: RE: Ribbons for Santa Fe

Cindy,
I’m not angry with you. Your a great person. I thought you might know a number off the top of your head of the cost per ribbon.
You take the weekend off and we’ll talk about this during working hours.
I’m sorry.